diff --git a/requirements/cuda.txt b/requirements/cuda.txt
index 22477dc82..2dd380d14 100644
--- a/requirements/cuda.txt
+++ b/requirements/cuda.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ torchaudio==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0 # Required for phi3v processor. See https://github.com/pytorch/vision?tab=readme-ov-file#installation for corresponding version
 # FlashInfer should be updated together with the Dockerfile
 flashinfer-python==0.6.4
+# Cap nvidia-cudnn-frontend (transitive dep of flashinfer) due to
+# breaking changes in 1.19.0
+nvidia-cudnn-frontend>=1.13.0,<1.19.0
 
 # QuACK and Cutlass DSL for FA4 (cute-DSL implementation)
 nvidia-cutlass-dsl>=4.4.0.dev1